Drapery rail apparatus



Dec. 14, 1965 J. J. POTYE 3,222,7W

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ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,222,710 DRAPERY RAIL APPARATUS John J.Potye, 1245 Marengo, Forest Park, Ill. Filed May 17, 1963, Ser. No.281,192 8 Claims. (Cl. 1687.2)

This invention is directed to new and useful improvements in the art ofdrapery suspension systems.

The major purposes of the present invention are to create a new,improved and simplified system for attaching, suspending, and operatingpanels of drapery fabric, to so form a system as to minimize pull cordentanglements in the system, to provide a system that maintains thedraperies in a neat upright order, and to provide a drapery rail andpull cord assembly together with hanging means for drapery panels whichare capable of simple and convenient assembly, these and other purposesof the invention being more apparent in the course of the ensuingspecification and claims, when taken with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of drapery panels which may be utilizedwith the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a front elevation of drapery rail apparatus embodying theprinciples of the present invention, with certain parts being omittedfor purposes of clarity;

FIGURE 3 is a plan or top view of the apparatus illustrated in FIGURE 2,while illustrating certain additional mounting facilities for theapparatus, the cover plate for the upper rail assembly and acord-locking element attached to the cord;

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view of a rail assembly with attachedcord-locking elements as illustrated in FIGURES 2 and 3;

FIGURE 5 is a front view of a slip ring element illustrated in FIGURES2, 3 and 4;

FIGURE 6 is an end view of the element illustrated in FIGURE 5;

FIGURE 7 is a top view of the element illustrated in FIGURES 5 and 6;

FIGURE 8 is a front view of a cord-locking element illustrated inFIGURES 2 and 3;

FIGURE 9 is an end view of the figure illustrated in FIGURE 8;

FIGURE 10 is a top view of the element illustrated in FIGURES 8 and 9;

FIGURE 11 is an exploded view illustrating the relation of thecord-locking element of FIGURE 9 to a drapery pull cord and a draperysuspending member;

FIGURE 12 is a cross-sectional view of the cover for the cut-out medialportion of a rail assembly as it is being snapped in place on theassembly;

FIGURE 13 is an end view of a rail mounting bracket having a draperyrail assembled thereon;

FIGURE 14 is a front view of the assembled bracket and rail of FIGURE 13and illustrating the relation of pull cords thereto, with certainportions being shown in section for purposes of clarity;

FIGURE 15 is a top or plan view of the mounting bracket illustrated inFIGURES 13 and 14;

FIGURE 16 is a side view of a drapery suspending hook which may beutilized in accordance with the principles of the invention; and

FIGURE 17 is a side view of another form of drapery suspending hookwhich may be utilized with the principles of the present invention.

Like elements are designated by like characters throughout thespecification and drawings.

With particular reference now to the drawings and in the first instanceto FIGURE 1, 20 and 21 designate drapery panels which, in accordancewith conventional ice drapery practice, have pleated portions 22 at theupper edges thereof, which pleated portions may extend throughout theentire length or height of the panels, if de 'sired. As illustrated inthe drawings, drapery suspending members 23 are fixed to each group ofpleated portions at the upper margins thereof and at the lower marginsthereof. In the form of drapery panels illustrated in FIGURE 1, bothupper and lower portions of the panels are adapted to be held by draperyrail and operating apparatus as is illustrated in FIGURE 2. Certain ofthe suspending members 23 may be formed with recesses 2312 which areadapted to engage slip rings in a manner to be pointed out more fullyhereinafter. These members 23 include lower surfaces 23c which areadapted for abutting relation with drapery rails, all as is inaccordance with the principles set forth in my copending application,Serial No. 271,387, filed in the United States Patent Office on April 8,1963. Certain other suspending and holding members 23a may includevertically spaced pairs of recesses 23d for attachment to plural railsas is illustrated in FIGURE 2.

It should be understood that, while the panels illustrated in FIGURE 1are particularly adapted for use with drapery rail apparatus having bothmounting and operating rail assemblies for the upper and lower portionsof the panels, the principles of the invention can also be applied todrapery systems wherein the draperies are suspended and operated fromtheir upper marginal portions only.

The drapery panels, as illustrated in FIGURE 1, are adapted to be fixedto upper and lower rail assemblies generally designated at 24 and 25.These rail assem blies, as seen in FIGURE 2, and adapted to extendgenerally horizontally across the upper and lower portions of a windowor opening which is to be spanned by the drapery panels. The upper andlower rail assemblies are each fixed to a supporting wall structurethrough use of brackets 26 and 26a which are adapted to support theopposite ends of the rails and which are fixed to a supporting wallstructure such as generally designated at 27.

Each of the upper and lower rail assemblies is preferably identicallyformed and is illustrated in detail in FIGURES 4 and 12. Each rail ispreferably defined from relatively thin sheet material, such as sheetsteel, which is formed to define upper and lower rail portions 28 and29, respectively. These upper and lower portions 28 and 29 are formedwith curvilinear cross sections, as is seen in FIGURE 4, and areconnected by a medial portion of the strip 30. The upper and lowerportions 28 and 29 are spaced outwardly from the middle portion 30 sothat the curvilinear surfaces there face outwardly and toward thedrapery panels to be suspended thereon. The curvilinear portions 28 and29 are formed as a major portion of a circle while leaving inwardlyfacing slots 31 and 32 for a purpose which will appear hereinafter.

The rail supporting brackets 26 and 26a are similarly formed with flangeportions 33 which are adapted to be fixed to the supporting wallsurface. These brackets, as is best seen in FIGURES 13, 14 and 15,include arm portions 34 which are adapted to extend generallyperpendicularly from the wall portions. Upper and lower tubularprojections 35 and 36 are formed at the outer ends of the arm portionsand are spaced in accordance with the spacing of the upper and lowerportions 28 and 29 of the rails. These upper and lower projections 35and 36 are adapted to snugly receive the ends of the tubular portions 28and 29 of the rails. Spaced flanges 37 are formed on the ends of the armportions 34 in alignment with the openings through the projections 35and 36. These flanges 37 serve to support pulleys 38 and 39 as is seenbest in FIGURE 14. Thus, lengths of drapery pull cords 40 and 41 may bepassed over pulleys 38 and 39 and through the tubular portions 28 and 29and through the supporting brackets therefor. The upper and lowerprojections 35 and 36 may have ridgelike projections 42 at the outerends thereof for the purpose of providing confinement for the draperysuspending member at the end of the drapery panel positioned adjacent tothe mounting brackets.

It should be understood that both the upper rail assembly 24 and thelower rail assembly 25, as seen in FIGURE 2, may be fixed to andsupported from the wall surface by brackets of the type illustrated inFIGURES 13, 14 and 15. A medial section of each of the upper and lowertube-like portions 28 and 29 of the rail assemblies may be cut away asat 43 to allow exposure of the drapery draw cords at these points.Suitable covers, as are illustrated in FIGURES 3 and 12, may be providedto fit with the cut-out sections of the rails. For example, covers 44may have medial portions adapted to overlie and fit against the medialportions of the rails with curvilinear end portions 46 and 47 adaptedfor a snap fitting overlying engagement with the rails.

Each of the upper and lower portions 28 and 29 is adapted to receive aplurality of slip rings 48. Slip rings 48 are defined as essentiallytubular members as is best seen in FIGURES 5, 6 and 7. These tubularmembers are formed with inner diameters corresponding generally to thediameters of the rail portions 28 and 29. Each is formed so as to definethe major portion of a circle while leaving an outwardly divergentopening or recess 49. This opening or recess 49 is for the purpose ofallowing the curvilinear portions 28 and 29 to be passed therethrough sothat the rings are positioned over the rails. The material of theserings is slightly resilient so as to allow expansion thereof to receivethe rail portions. Each of these rings 48 includes spaced flanges 50 and51 which are positioned on the outer surface thereof so as to confinethe drapery suspending members 23 or 23a therebetween.

A cord-locking ring is also slidably mounted on each of the upper andlower rail portions 28 and 29. The cordlocking rings 52 are illustratedin detail in FIGURES 8, 9 and and are formed in a fashion similar to theslide rings 48 of FIGURES 5, 6 and 7. Each cord-locking ring, forexample, has the characteristic flanges or projections 53 and 54 so asto receive the drapery suspending members 23 or 23a therebetween.Cord-locking rings also have the characteristic recess 55 so as to allowthe rings to be passed over the rings 28 and 29. The cordlocking ringsare provided with arms 56 which extend inwardly from the outer wall ofthe ring at one side of the recess. These arms 56 extend generallyinwardly with respect to the rings. Arms 56 terminate at their innerextremities in curvilinear portions 57 which extend about the generalcenter of the ring 52. These portions 57 are adapted to receive thedrapery pull cord 40 in a removable snap-fitting engagement.

Other forms of suspending members for the drapery panels may be utilizedwith the rail assemblies. For example, a form of hook is illustrated inFIGURE 16. In FIGURE 16 the hook is defined by a single piece ofwirelike stock 58 which is bent into the configuration illustrated so asto provide a curvilinear portion 59 at one end of the wire and at theupper end of the hook. This curvilinear portion 59 terminated in arearwardly facing opening 60. Curvilinear portion 59 defines a majorportion of a circle while the opening 60 is large enough, with respectto the resiliency of the wire, as to allow the curvilinear portion to beexpanded and snap-fitted over the upper rail portion 28. The wire 58 isbent forwardly from the lower portion of the curvilinear portion 59 andthen bent downwardly to provide a more or less straight portion 61 whichis generally aligned with the outermost surface 62 of the curvilinearportion 59. The wire is then bent upwardly along a line extendinggenerally in parallelism with the straight portion 61 and terminates atits other end in a point 63 which may be positioned generally alongsidethe curvilinear portion 59. With the form of suspending memberillustrated in FIGURE 16, the curvilinear portion 59 is snapped over theupper rail 28 while the straight portion is adapted to bear against thelower rail 29. Thus, with either the form of suspending member 23 orthat form illustrated in FIGURE 16, the draperies are held upright inview of the fact that the drapery panels are engaged at upper and lowerspaced points with the rail assemblies.

Another form of suspending member is illustrated in FIGURE 17. In FIGURE17, for example, a hook 64 is bent to provide an upper curvilinearportion 65 similar to the curvilinear portion 59 in FIGURE 16. Anothercurvilinear portion 66 is defined below at curvilinear portion 65 so asto engage the lower curvilinear section 29 of the rail. The other end ofthe hook terminates at a point at its upper end. The point may be formedat the end of a section 67 which extends in general parallelism to aline between the centers of the curvilinear portions 65 and 66.Curvilinear portions 65 and 66, as is the case with the curvilinearportions of the other suspending members, are each formed as an arcwhich comprises a major portion of a circle so that the curvilinearportions may be snap-fitted over the rings for a removable engagementtherewith.

The drapery suspending apparatus as herein illustrated and described iseasily assembled and operated. The upper and lower rail sections may, ifdesired, be formed as adjustable telescoping sections as is more or lesscustomary in drapery rails. After installation of brackets 26 and 26athe rail 24 is easily mounted thereon simply by inserting the oppositeends of the rail within the tubular projections 35 and 36. The upper andlower pull cord sections 40 and 41 may be inserted in the rails andthrough the brackets either before or after mounting of the rails on thebrackets. In this regard installation of the pull cords requires onlythat they be passed through the relatively small openings in thebrackets because thereafter the cord is easily fitted into the upper andlower rail sections 28 and 29 simply by passing the cord through theslotted openings at the rears of the rail sections. The cord may beinitially inserted only through the openings in the brackets 26 and 26aprior to installation of the rails. In this event the rails may beinserted into the brackets in such wise that the cord is receivedthrough the slots leading to the interiors of the rails.

After assembly of the rails on the brackets, the slip cords 48 andcord-locking rings 52 are positioned over the rails. A singlecord-locking ring is provided on each of the upper and lower portions 28and 29 of the rails while any number of slip rings 48 may be provided inaccordance with desires and experience with the overall width of theopening to be spanned by the drapes. Both the slip rings 48 andcord-locking rings 52 are simply snap-fitted over their matingcurvilinear portions 28 and 29. The cord-locking rings are positioned onthe rails in such wise that they are closest to the centers of therails. Prior to fitting the cord-locking rings 52 over the rails theyare engaged with the cord. For example, the cord may be pulled outwardlyfrom the cutaway portion of the rails 43, as is illustrated in FIGURE 3,and the cord fitted within the curvilinear portion 57 of these rings.The ring is then snap-fitted over the upper and lower rail portion withwhich it is associated and the cover 44 is then snap-fitted over therail section. After assembly of the slip rings and cord-locking rings,the drapery panels are snap-fitted over the flanges of the severalrings. The outermost ends of the drapery panels may have suspendingmembers 23 which are snap-fitted over the tubular projections 35 and 36of the brackets in such wise that the suspending members are confinedbetween the flange 42 and the flanges 37 of the brackets.

By using both upper and lower curvilinear rail portions 28 and 29, thedrapery is suspended not only on the upper rail 28 but the drapery mayalso bear against the lower rail 29, thereby preventing swingingmovement of the drapery inwardly with respect to the opening spanned bythe drapery panels. By using the engagement between both upper and lowerrail portions 28 and 29, the upper section of the panels is held neatlyin a Vertical position, and swinging movement of the panels eitherinwardly or outwardly is thus minimized.

Use of the upper and lower rail sections 28 and 29 also providesseparate channels for the upper and lower sections of the cords 40 and41, respectively, thus minimizing entanglement of the cords with oneanother. Such entanglement of the pull cords is further minimized by thefact that the slip rings for the panels engage the outer portions of therails. Thus, the only obstruction to the passage of the cord within therails is the single arm 56 to which the cord is fixed. In some cases thefrictional binding engagement of the cord within the curvilinear portion57 is sufiicient to prevent slippage of the cord. In other casesslippage maybe prevented altogether by providing small abutments, suchas knots on the cord on opposite sides of the arms 57.

The principles of the invention may be utilized with upper and lowerrail assemblies 24 and 25 as illustrated in FIGURE 2 so as to positivelyfix both upper and lower marginal portions of the panels to theoperating cord. In this event the upper cord length 40 is passed throughthe bracket 26, makes a U-turn for passage through the lower railportion 29 of this rail assembly to define the cord 41. Cord 41 thenpasses through the lower rail portion 29 of the lower assembly, makes aU-turn through the bracket 26 for the lower rail assembly to define thecord length 40 passing through the upper rail portion 28 of the lowerassembly. When so arranged, the left-hand panel is fixed to acord-locking ring 52 on the upper rail portion 28 of the upper railassembly 24 and a cord-locking ring 52 on the lower rail portion 29 ofthe lower rail assembly 25. The right-hand panel is fixed to acord-locking ring 52 on the lower rail portion 29 of the upper railassembly 24 and a cord-locking ring 52 on the upper portion 28 of thelower assembly 25. Thus, pulling downwardly on one or the other of cords40 and 41 will cause the drapes to move toward and away from the closedand open positions.

The principles of the invention may also be used with assemblies whereinonly the upper portions of the drapes are suspended. In this event asingle rail assembly 24 is provided for the upper portion of the openingto be spanned by the drapes. One panel is fixed to a cord-locking ringon the upper rail portion 28 while the other panel is fixed to thecord-locking ring on the lower portion 29 of the rail assembly. Pullingdownwardly on one or the other of the cords 40 or 41 will cause thepanels to move toward and away from the open and closed positions.

While the rail sections may be defined from sheet metal stampings, theymay also be defined from plastic sections of the configurationillustrated and described herein. The brackets 26 and 26a for the railsmay be formed from plastic material or metallic materials. The sliprings and cord-locking rings may be defined from either molded plasticmaterials or relatively thin sheet metal materials having resilientcharacteristics such that they may be expanded resiliently to enable thesnap-fitting engagement with the rails.

Whereas I have shown and described an operative form of the invention,it should be understood that this showing and description thereof shouldbe taken in an illustrative or diagrammatic sense only. There are manymodifications in and to the invention which will fall within the scopeand spirit thereof and which will be apparent to those skilled in theart. The scope of the invention 6 should be limited only by the scope ofthe hereinafter appended claims.

I claim:

1. A slip ring of the type used to engage and carry drapery supportingmembers and adapted to be slidably mounted on a drapery support rail ofcircular cross section and having cord means for controlling the slidingmovement of the ring including a circular hollow ringlike body having ahollow interior with an interior wall shaped to match and fit with saidsupport rail, said body being formed of relatively rigid but resilientmaterial, the body having an opening leading from the exterior thereofto the interior thereof, said opening having a size such that said bodymay be resiliently expanded from its normal shape to allow said supportrail to be passed therethrough and into the hollow interior of the body,means on the body providing a releasable locking engagement with thecord means, and flange means on the exterior of the body so as to allowreception of a drapery supporting member on said body while said flangemeans prevents longitudinal movement of said members with respect tosaid body.

2. A drapery supporting assembly including an elongated rail having anoutwardly facing surface which is arcuate in cross section, said surfaceextending throughout substantially the entire length of said rail, aplurality of slip rings slidably supported on said rail, each slip ringbeing hollow with an internal Wall surface shaped to match and fit withsaid surface of the rail, each of said slip rings being formed ofrelatively rigid but resilient material, each of said slip rings havingan opening leading from the exterior thereof to the interior thereof,said opening having a size such that said ring may be resilientlyexpanded from its normal shape to allow said outwardly facing surface ofsaid rail to be passed therethrough and into the hollow interior of thering, and drapery supporting members removably received over theexterior wall of said rings, said slip rings having means preventingdisplacement of said supporting members in directions generally parallelto the length of said rail when said supporting members are receivedover said rings.

3. A slip ring adapted for slidable mounting on a drapery support railto engage and carry drapery supporting members including a hollow bodyhaving an interior wall surface shaped to match and fit with saidsupport rail, said body being formed of relatively rigid but resilientmaterial, the body having an opening leading from the exterior thereofto the interior thereof, said opening having a size such that said bodymay be resiliently expanded from its normal shape to allow said supportrail to be passed therethrough and into the hollow interior of the ring,and the exterior wall of said body being shaped for removable receptionof drapery supporting members, said exterior wall having abutment meansto restrict movement, in directions generally parallel to the axis ofsaid body, of a drapery supporting member received on said body.

4. A slip ring of the type used to engage and carry drapery supportingmembers and adapted to be slidably mounted on a drapery support railhaving cord means therein for controlling the sliding movement of thering including a hollow body having an interior wall shaped to match andfit with said support rail, said body being formed of relatively rigidbut resilient material, the body having an opening leading from theexterior thereof to the interior thereof, said opening having a sizesuch that said body may be resiliently expanded from its normal shape toallow said support rail to be passed therethrough and into the hollowinterior of the body, means on the 'body to form a releasable lockingengagement with the cord means, the exterior wall of said body beingshaped for a releasable engagement with drapery supporting members, andabutment means on said exterior wall to restrict movement, in directionsgenerally parallel to the axis of said body, of a drapery supportingmember received over said exterior wall.

5. A drapery supporting assembly including an elongated rail having anoutwardly facing surface which is arcuate in cross section, said surfaceextending throughout substantially the entire length of said rail, aplurality of slip rings slidably supported on said rail, each slip ringbeing hollow with an internal wall surface shaped to match and fit withsaid surface of the rail, each of said slip rings being formed ofrelatively rigid but resilient material, each of said slip rings havingan opening leading from the exterior thereof to the interior thereof,said opening having a size such that said ring may be resilientlyexpanded from its normal shape to allow said outwardly facing surface ofsaid rail to be passed therethrough and into the hollow interior of thering, and drapery supporting members removably engaged with the exteriorwall of said rings, each ring having a tubular form with longitudinallyspaced flanges on the exterior wall thereof, said supporting membersbeing positioned between said flanges.

6. A drapery supporting assembly including an elongated rail having anoutwardly facing surface which is arcuate in cross section, said surfaceextending throughout substantially the entire length of said rail, aplurality of slip rings slidably supported on said rail, each slip ringbeing hollow with an internal wall surface shaped to match and fit withsaid surface of the rail, each of said slip rings being formed ofrelatively rigid but resilient material, each of said slip rings havingan opening leading from the exterior thereof to the interior thereof,said opening having a size such that said ring may be resilientlyexpanded from its normal shape to allow said outwardly facing surface ofsaid rail to be passed therethrough and into the hollow interior of thering, drapery supporting members removably engaged with the exteriorwall of said rings, said rail having a slotted opening extendinglengthwise thereof and being hollow in form, and a pull cord positionedwithin said rail, at least one of said rings having an arm extendedthrough said slotted opening with a portion having a frictional, snapfitting engagement with said cord.

7. A slip ring adapted for slidable mounting on a drapery support railto engage and carry drapery supporting members including a hollow,elongated body having an interior wall surface shaped to match and fitwith said support rail, said body being formed of relatively rigid butresilient material, the body having an opening leading from the exteriorthereof to the interior thereof, said opening having a size such thatsaid body may be resiliently expanded from its normal shape to allowsaid support rail to be passed therethrough and into the hollow interiorof the ring, and means on the exterior wall of the body for engagementwith the drapery supporting members, said ring having spaced flanges onthe exterior wall thereof for the reception of drapery supportingmembers between said flanges.

8. A slip ring of the type used to engage and carry drapery supportingmembers and adapted to be slidably mounted on a drapery support railhaving cord means for controlling the sliding movement of the ringincluding an elongated body having a hollow interior with an interiorwall shaped to match and fit with said support rail, said body beingformed of relatively rigid but resilient material, the body having anopening leading from the exterior thereof to the interior thereof, saidopening having a size such that said body may be resiliently expandedfrom its normal shape to allow said support rail to be passedtherethrough and into the hollow interior of the body, means on the bodyto form a releasable locking engagement with the cord means andreleasably engaging means for the drapery supporting members comprisingspaced flanges on the exterior wall of the body, said flanges beingspaced to receive a drapery supporting member therebetween.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 203,270 5/1878Herlt -344 1,215,126 2/1917 Donnelly 160-344 1,569,680 1/ 1926 Sarkisian160-345 2,533,780 12/1950 Eutzler 1687.2 2,542,077 2/ 1951 Gershen 1687.2 2,638,977 5/1953 Hardwick 160-344 2,652,586 9/1953 Ramsberger 16-87.22,812,534 11/1957 Graber 16--87.4

FOREIGN PATENTS 1,225,396 2/1960 France.

510,435 7/ 1939 Great Britain.

DONLEY J. STOCKING, Primary Examiner.

HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Examiner.

1. A SLIP RING OF THE TYPE USED TO ENGAGE AND CARRY DRAPERY SUPPORTINGMEMBERS AND ADAPTED TO BE SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON A DRAPERY SUPPORT RAIL OFCIRCULAR CROSS SECTION AND HAVING CORD MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SLIDINGMOVEMENT OF THE RING INCLUDING A CIRCULAR HOLLOW RINGLIKE BODY HAVING AHOLLOW INTERIOR WITH AN INTERIOR WALL SHAPED TO MATCH AND FIT WITH SAIDSUPPORT RAIL, SAID BODY BEING FORMED OF RELATIVELY RIGID BUT RESILIENTMATERIAL, THE BODY HAVING AN OPENING LEADING FROM THE EXTERIOR THEREOFTO THE INTERIOR THEREOF, SAID OPENING HAVING A SIZE SUCH THAT SAID BODYMAY BE RESILIENTTLY EXPANDED FROM ITS NORMAL SHAPE TO ALLOW SAID SUPPORTRAIL TO BE PASSED THERETHROUGH AND INTO THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF THE BODY,MEANS ON THE BODY PROVIDING A RELEASABLE LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH THECORD MEANS, AND FLANGE ME ANS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BODY SO AS TO ALLOWRECEPTION OF A DRAPERY SUPPORTING MEMBER ON SAID BODY WHILE SAID FLANGEMEANS PREVENTS LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TOSAID BODY.